Atlanticism

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English

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Etymology

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From Atlantic +‎ -ism, from the name of the Atlantic Ocean between the two continents.

Noun

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Atlanticism (uncountable)

  1. (politics) A philosophy of cooperation among Western European and North American nations.
    • 2016 July 27, Charles Clover, “The Unlikely Origins of Russia's Manifest Destiny”, in Foreign Policy‎[1]:
      Dugin’s main argument in Foundations came straight from Haushofer’s pages: the need to thwart the conspiracy of “Atlanticism” led by the United States and NATO and aimed at containing Russia within successive geographic rings of newly independent states.

Usage notes

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Atlanticism is used among Russian nationalists to describe alleged attempts by NATO to oppose Russia.

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